Firefighters were called to rescue one woman and a child trapped inside a car in flood water under a railway bridge on Crossley Road in Stockport.

On arrival they found the woman and a boy were out of the car. North West Ambulance Service attended the incident to take care of the woman and youngster.

In Tameside New Charter Housing said it too was inundated by calls from residents following the storm.

The Tameside Reporter and Tameside Radio offices did not escape the deluge, with workers working into the night with mop and bucket in hand to clear the floodwaters from the offices.

In sport, Manchester City’s Champion’s League game was postponed tonight as a result of the storm, but Hyde’s game on their new artificial pitch against Glossop in the Doodson League Cup survived the weather.

Stalybridge Celtic had managed to reach Harrogate for their league game after it was switched from Stalybridge only last night to Harrogate.

The violent storm followed one of the hottest September days on record.